His honour is deeper than that which might attach to the title of Earl of Eglington." She seemed to tower above him.

For an instant she looked him in the eyes with frigid dignity, but a great scorn in her face.

Then she went to the door--he hastened to open it for her.
"You will be very sorry for this," he said stubbornly.

He was too dumfounded to be discreet, too suddenly embarrassed by the turn affairs had taken.

He realised too late that he had made a mistake, that he had lost his hold upon her.
As she passed through, there suddenly flashed before her mind the scene in the laboratory with the chairmaker.